Male physique artist George Quaintance lived and worked in an era before Stonewall, the sexual revolution, the gay rights movement and the AIDS crisis. His high-camp erotic art existed on the borderline of legality. Yet his fantastical scenes, filled with Greek gods, Latin lovers, cowboys and chiseled ranch hands, helped pioneer the macho male physique aesthetic in gay art. An influence on Tom of Finland and many others, Quaintance created joyful drawings and paintings throughout the 1940s and 1950s that idealized the strong, muscular male physique, creating enduring iconic images.....
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A first edition limited to 2,500 copies, this photography book by Bruce Bellas also includes a DVD of 12 digitally-remastered short films. It presents 107 rare, restored, full-color male physique and nude photographs by Bruce of Los Angeles, celebrating his influential and groundbreaking contributions to male nude photography and the classic beefcake aesthetic. Bruce Bellas took on the moniker Bruce of Los Angeles, shooting male physique and bodybuilder photographs, working for the magazines that began appearing in the 1940s-'50s of male physique photos, often with homoerotic allure. He eventually set.....
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A second edition printing of 2,000 copies, originally published in 1989 on the occasion of Galerie Janssen's exhibition bringing together every known painting from George Quaintance's male physique period. An influence on Tom of Finland, American artist George Quaintance's drawings of the 1940s and 1950s helped pioneer gay aesthetics. His idealized depictions of the strong, muscular male physique helped establish the macho man as a defining image within homosexual visual culture.

Condition: Very Good, .5" small bump to right edge of front cover; light indentations along right edge and bottom.....
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A rare collection of six issues of the Village Voice reporting on the Stonewall Inn police raid and "riot" beginning with the July 3, 1969 issue covering the events of the preceding weekend, and ending with the July 2, 1970 issue covering the "first mass coordinated event of the gay liberation movement," - or in other words, the first Gay Pride Parade on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Issues include: - July 3, 1969: "Gay Power Comes to Sheridan Square" by Lucian Truscott IV. A report on.....
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Jim French's 1976 photobook of male nudes, his third. Photos in both color and black and white, mainly outdoor photography or non-studio environments. Some images with a gauzy, 1970s vibe. Less polished than his later work, but still artistically and masterfully rendered. French founded Colt Studio in 1967 with his business partner, Lou Thomas, and built it into one of the most successful gay male erotica companies in the United States. No dust jacket as issued. Scarce. Must be 18 years or older to purchase.

Condition: Very Good, light.....
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A rare copy of American photographer Greg Cloud's 1989 photobook L.A. Dreams, known for it's late-1980s erotic Southern CA-infused color photos of nude L.A. guys, plus other scenes from the queer community. Cloud also has a credit as a still photographer on the 2001 independent film, The Fluffer. Must be 18 or over to purchase.

Condition: Near Fine, light scuffing to covers; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
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A fine condition stated first edition of Bianchi's black and white erotic photography of hunky, muscular guys, sometimes in pairs and sometimes explicit. Rare in hardcover. Must be 18 or over to purchase.

Condition: Fine.
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John Preston's guidebook to “hustling,” a term used to describe male homosexual sex work. American author John Preston, known for his gay erotica and his role as an editor of gay nonfiction anthologies, offers an insider’s perspective on the profession by gathering advice and opinions from working men across the country. The collected material covers topics ranging from the business aspects of the profession, such as clientele and payment practices, to specialties and potential drawbacks. Together, these accounts provide a detailed snapshot of gay hustling culture in the mid-1990s.....
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Volume 8, Number 1 of the rare, trailblazing lesbian, feminist, and S/M journal Bad Attitude. The magazine became widely known for its involvement in a Canadian anti-obscenity lawsuit, known as the R. v. Butler decision, in 1992. Toronto police convicted and fined the owner of the Glad Day Bookshop, Canada’s oldest gay and lesbian bookstore, for selling an issue of Bad Attitude. This issue draws attention to Bad Attitude’s role in the case, featuring the text “Banned in Canada” stamped across the cover. The opening pages are dedicated to.....
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From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken near Death Valley, CA as well as sites around Nevada and Zion, Utah. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. With a list of models, locations and date of photographs in the back. With 124 photos in black and white. Numbered edition: No. 1,005 of 2,000 copies. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He died in 2021.....
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A rare set of the first twelve issues of Fakir Musafar's Body Play and Modern Primitives Quarterly, the groundbreaking magazine that explored body modification, sculpting, piercing, tattooing, branding, and scarification, among other topics. The issues run from Vol. 1 no. 1 to Volume 3 no. 4. The magazine ran for 19 issues, ending publication in 1999. Fakir died in 2018.

Condition: Fine.
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These anthologies from Pilot Press explore various stages of queerness, the first three issues of this six-part series include Loneliness (Not Here: A Queer Anthology of Loneliness), Joy (Over There: A Queer Anthology of Joy), and Rage (A Queer Anthology of Rage). Each issue is a collection of poets, activists, writers, and artists shedding light on contemporary queer lives and responding to questions such as: What does it mean to be lonely? How do queer people imagine or experience joy and rage? Contributors include AA Bronson, Olivia Laing.....
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An original artists' book of male erotica/pornography collaged into the August 2017 issue of W Magazine. Every page has been collaged, and with an average of 8 to 10 collaged images per page (easily over 800 total images), the endeavor represents a huge amount of time and care in creating the work. There are also peek-a-boo moments where an image has been "tipped-in" from the bottom (glued down along only the bottom edge) so that the image can be partially lifted away to reveal another sexy scene below.....
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